Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 593 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Read twice, then choose): “More”, “in all”, “altogether” → add. “Left”, “get off”, “how many more”, “difference” → take away. Two things happen? Do them one at a time, in order. Asked for “at first”? Undo what happened: put back what was given away.

1. 1.A school has 199 boys and 126 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 325 (c) 236 (d) 414
2. 2.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 322 (b) 312 (c) 120 (d) 302
3. 3.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 101 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 363
4. 4.A farmer picks 280 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 501 (c) 69 (d) 49
5. 5.A library has 278 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 545 (b) 1 (c) 555 (d) 565
6. 6.A school has 195 boys and 107 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 231 (c) 241 (d) 363
7. 7.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 370 (b) 168 (c) 158 (d) 178
8. 8.A library has 123 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 255 (b) 275 (c) 365 (d) 265
9. 9.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 115 (c) 257 (d) 267
10. 10.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 289 (c) 309 (d) 299
11. 11.A library has 159 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 337 (c) 427 (d) 317
12. 12.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 504 (b) 104 (c) 124 (d) 114
13. 13.A school has 175 boys and 114 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 209 (c) 359 (d) 219
14. 14.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 871 (b) 615 (c) 605 (d) 595
15. 15.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 433 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 121 (c) 101 (d) 977
16. 16.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 229
17. 17.A school has 127 boys and 248 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 375 (c) 240 (d) 250
18. 18.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 385 (b) 207 (c) 375 (d) 395
19. 19.A train has 428 passengers. At a station, 351 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 779 (c) 87 (d) 77
20. 20.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 292 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 232 (c) 352 (d) 362
21. 21.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 396 (b) 64 (c) 386 (d) 376
22. 22.A train has 504 passengers. At a station, 364 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 150 (b) 140 (c) 130 (d) 868
23. 23.A library has 121 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 333 (c) 323 (d) 313
24. 24.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 285 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 138 (c) 128 (d) 698
25. 25.A school has 105 boys and 284 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 236 (b) 532 (c) 389 (d) 246
26. 26.A train has 519 passengers. At a station, 379 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 140 (b) 898 (c) 150 (d) 130
27. 27.A train has 357 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 101 (c) 613 (d) 91
28. 28.A school has 287 boys and 275 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 495 (b) 505 (c) 562 (d) 619
29. 29.A library has 145 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 72 (b) 208 (c) 218 (d) 228
30. 30.A school has 285 boys and 143 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 534 (b) 312 (c) 322 (d) 428
31. 31.A library has 308 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 439 (c) 177 (d) 429
32. 32.A farmer picks 235 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 419 (b) 51 (c) 61 (d) 41
33. 33.A library has 379 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 221 (c) 537 (d) 547
34. 34.A train has 457 passengers. At a station, 397 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 70 (d) 854
35. 35.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 91 (c) 101 (d) 481
36. 36.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 55 (c) 219 (d) 199
37. 37.A library has 255 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 532 (b) 542 (c) 552 (d) 642
38. 38.A farmer picks 395 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 272 (b) 528 (c) 252 (d) 262
39. 39.A library has 439 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 621 (b) 631 (c) 257 (d) 611
40. 40.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 233 (b) 243 (c) 223 (d) 234

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